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A Model-Based Approach to Engineer Self-Adaptive Systems with Guarantees
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of computer science and media technology (CM), Department of Computer Science. Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven, Belgium.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1343-5834
2017 (English)Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)Alternative title
En modelbaserad metod för att utveckla självadaptiva system med garantier (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

Modern software systems are increasingly characterized by uncertainties in the operating context and user requirements. These uncertainties are difficult to predict at design time. Achieving the quality goals of such systems depends on the ability of the software to deal with these uncertainties at runtime. A self-adaptive system employs a feedback loop to continuously monitor and adapt itself to achieve particular quality goals (i.e., adaptation goals) regardless of uncertainties. Current research applies formal techniques to provide guarantees for adaptation goals, typically using exhaustive verification techniques. Although these techniques offer strong guarantees for the goals, they suffer from well-known state explosion problem. In this thesis, we take a broader perspective and focus on two types of guarantees: (1) functional correctness of the feedback loop, and (2) guaranteeing the adaptation goals in an efficient manner. To that end, we present ActivFORMS (Active FORmal Models for Self-adaptation), a formally founded model-driven approach for engineering self-adaptive systems with guarantees. ActivFORMS achieves functional correctness by direct execution of formally verified models of the feedback loop using a reusable virtual machine. To efficiently provide guarantees for the adaptation goals with a required level of confidence, ActivFORMS applies statistical model checking at runtime. ActivFORMS supports on the fly changes of adaptation goals and updates of the verified feedback loop models that meet the changed goals. To demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the approach, we applied ActivFORMS in several domains: warehouse transportation, oceanic surveillance, tele assistance, and IoT building security monitoring.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Eget förlag , 2017. , p. 250
Keywords [en]
Self-adaptive software systems, MAPE-K feedback loop, Statistical model checking, Analytical methods
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Computer Sciences
Research subject
Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science, Computer Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-69136ISBN: 9789188761057 (electronic)ISBN: 9789188761040 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-69136DiVA, id: diva2:1163983
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2017-12-18, C1202 (Newton), Växjö, 13:15 (English)
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Marie Curie CIG, FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG, Project ID: 303791Available from: 2017-12-11 Created: 2017-12-08 Last updated: 2024-02-14Bibliographically approved

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